Taking darsana of Lord Rama in Vontimitta
By Acarya Dasa, assisted by Jayabhadra Dasi and Lila Suka Dasi We arrived in Vontimitta on the 2nd of October. Vontimitta is one of the mandal headquarters[1] of the Kadapa…
Lokanath Swami joins Padayatra India in Tirupati
by Acharya Dasa , assisted by Jayabhadra Dasi, with contributions from Subhang Balarama Dasa The devotees of the All India Padayatra have been walking through Andhra Pradesh for nine months.…
Bringing the Holy Names to schools
By Acarya Dasa (assisted by Jayabhadra Dasi) The ‘All India Padayatra’ travels to many different parts of the country and on their journey they also try to visit schools. The…
All India Padayatra Celebrates World Holy Name Week
By Acarya Dasa Sankirtana is indeed the heart of padayatra –the padayatris are always dancing on the streets of India distributing books and maha-prasadam. For the padayatris, this walk is…
Padayatra India Celebrating it’s 31st Radhastami
By Acarya Dasa Our party had traveled to the town of Muddanur in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. We celebrated the auspicious day of Radhastami there. It was 31…
Tadpatri enchanted by Harinama Sankirtana
By Acarya Dasa On September 15th Padayatra arrived in Tadipatri, also known as Tadpatri. Located in the Anantapur district at the border of the Kurnool and Kadapa districts this newly…
Drenched in mercy
By Acarya Dasa On September 12th the padayatra party reached the village of Muchakota. The heavens had opened up and it had been raining heavily for days when we reached…
Celebrating Janmastami in ISKCON Anantapur
By Acarya Dasa It is said that the Lord always fulfills the desires of His devotees –the devotees of ISKCON Anantapur are no exception. We had just arrived in Udumulapadu,…
Carried by devotion on Lord Balaram’s appearance celebration
By Acarya Dasa On September 28th our padayatra party was in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Kurnool is the largest city in the area, with a population of around…
The sankirtana yajna brings much needed rain in Andhra Pradesh famine struck villages
Miraculous events that could turn a staunch atheist into a surrendered soul The miraculous events taking place on Padayatra India could turn even a stone cold disbeliever into a surrendered…